Shirley J. Ohalek

Shirley J. Ohalek obituary, Wintersville, OH

Shirley J. Ohalek

Shirley Ohalek Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Shorac Funeral Home - Wintersville on Dec. 9, 2025.
Obituary For Shirley J. Ohalek

Shirley J. Ohalek, 91, of Wintersville, Ohio peacefully passed away at home on Sunday December 7, 2025 with her loving family by her side. Shirley was born on July 26, 1934 in Akron, Ohio a daughter of the late Robert & Matilda McCulley Main.

Shirley is preceded in death by her loving husband John Ohalek and siblings Robert Main, Harold Main, Phyllis Ullery & Margaret Marie Main.

Shirley is survived by her children Dana (Diana) Ohalek, John A. (Tracy) Ohalek, Tim (Valerie) Ohalek & Terry Lynne (Terry) Bartels; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren & 3 great-great-grandchildren. Shirley loved all her family but she always had a special place in her heart for her sister-in-law Blanche Ohalek Babela of 70 yrs and her niece Lori Ullery DeFallo.

Friends may call at Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville, Ohio on Thursday December 11, 2025 from 4 pm – 7 pm. Vigil service at 3:45 pm. Funeral liturgy with Mass on Friday at 10 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Michael Gossett officiating. Burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

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